About

Who doesn't know Sharbat Gula, this young Afghan refugee with big green eyes who appeared on the cover of “National Geographic” in June 1985? His portrait is undoubtedly Steve McCurry's most famous photo.

The American photographer first studied at the department of art and architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. He then wants to “see the world, explore new cultures” and sets off to travel with a camera. Europe, Asia and Africa... His career was definitively launched when he managed to cross the Afghan border disguised as a Pashtun, before the Russian invasion of 1979. First on …